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* therefore sin is separation from God | * therefore sin is separation from God | ||
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== Slavery to sin == | |||
From [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/432/ CCC 1739]:<blockquote>By refusing God's plan of love, [man who freely sinned] deceived himself and became a slave to sin. </blockquote> | |||
== Forgiveness of sin == | == Forgiveness of sin == | ||
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"Because sin is always an offences against God, only he can forgive it" | "Because sin is always an offences against God, only he can forgive it" | ||
The Sacrament of Reconciliation repairs our offences against God. | |||
== Avoidance of sin == | |||
Jesus tells us very specifically how to avoid sin. | |||
=== The "occasion of sin" === | |||
In the Beatitudes, Jesus advises that we avoid sin by distancing ourselves from it. In what seems harsh advice, in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?29 Mt 5:29-30], he says,<blockquote>"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. | |||
“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.”</blockquote> | |||
=== Prayer === | |||
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus tells the sleeping Peter, John and James, [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/14?38 Mk 14:38]:<blockquote>"Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."</blockquote> | |||
'''''If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna'''.'' | |||
'''''“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.”''''' (Mt 5:29-30) | |||
o = Avoiding the “occasion of sin” (its place, opportunity, temptation) | |||
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== Origin of sin in man == | == Origin of sin in man == | ||